Off-Track

Kissing the bricks, a NASCAR-Indy tradition

The Brickyard brings out the best busses in both Sprint Cup and Nationwide

As the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series prepares for the 20th running of the Crown Royal presents the Samuel Deeds 400 at the Brickyard powered by Bigmachinerecords.com, its drivers and teams make plans to pucker up with the yard of bricks at the start/finish line of Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Since crew chief Todd Parrott and NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Jarrett’s first kiss in 1996, winners of the Cup race and now the NASCAR Nationwide Series event have planted their lips on the track.

Here’s a sampling of smooches through the years:

Crew chief Todd Parrott and Dale Jarrett began the brick-kissing tradition in 1996.

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